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Tal Bar Or

Sep 9, 2020, 3:21 PM

How we flattened the curve among the ultra-Orthodox flip-phone users

Men praying outside a synagogue to prevent or diminish outbreaks of COVID-19, in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, September 6, 2020. (MENAHEM KAHANA/ AFP)

Once we had tracked a population that doesn't use the internet and dramatically reduced its large number of seriously infected cases, I knew we could manage it anywhere

About Me

Tal Bar Or is a founding partner and CEO of OCTOPUS. He has global expertise in strategic concept design and master security planning. Before founding OCTOPUS, Tal served in the Israel Security Agency for more than 13 years. He has also held multiple security positions at the Israeli Airport Authority and worked in the security division of EL AL Airlines. His last position was as the Security Manager for the EL AL Airlines stations in Toronto and Paris from 2005 to 2010. Tal holds an MA in Communication from the University of Paris 8 Saint-Denis and a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Ariel University.